The Rumbling Hoof

The BERI Online Newsletter

Text Box: IF IT'S NOT GOOD FILLER, IT'S JUST MUCK, RIGHT?

Text Box: ARTISTS WANTED! THIS COMING YEAR WE WANT TO DO A BUCKLAND EQUINE RESCUE CALENDAR. PHOTOS OF THE FARM, THE HORSES, DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES WITH HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SEASONAL ASPECT OF LIFE AT A RESCUE. TO BE PUBLISHED FOR 2010, THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS TO GET SOME OF THEIR WORKS IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC AND FILL OUT OUT THEIR PORTFOLIOS! CONTACT MISS BUFFY AT 859-473-3101 FOR DETAILS!   Text Box: "No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle"      Winston Churchill      1874-1965 Text Box: OCTOBER 2008 Text Box: An Editorial by Christopher Takacs, President, Buckland Equine Rescue, Inc. "YOU BREED IT, YOU FEED IT..." I recently had the fortune, or misfortune, depending on your viewpoint, to attend a local horse auction. As routine as that seems, the day ended rather horrifically in the course of what we found. As can be seen on our horse pages, we acquired a trio of weanlings that never should have been there for sale at that age. Worse yet, apparently once the seller decided that he was going to take them to market, he no longer felt the need to feed them, or leave them with their mares. I believe the reason that they went to market was because of their color. These horses, Kentucky Mountain horses, didn't have the desired chocolate and flax finish so coveted in those circles where this is looked for. As a result, they were basically discarded. OK. Now let's get this straight, I am NOT against selling a horse if it doesn't fit your needs. Far from it. HOWEVER, to find you don't want a horse, and then decide to just not feed it until you can dump it a week or so later is a crime. If not against man's law, then against the laws of God, nature, morals ethics...whatever you decide to call it. How would you view the practice described here if it were used on humans? I can see it now. 'Oh look honey, little Jane's hair isn't staying blond...let's lock her in her room until we can get social services over here next week to take her off to the orphanage, I wanted a BLOND little girl. Oh, and don't worry about feeding her, the economy is a little tight, and she's got enough meat on her to go the next week or so until the state comes to take her. After all, THEY'LL feed her when they get her..." I think you get my point folks...

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CLICK ABOVE FOR THE NEW HAY BANK VIDEO 

This video was shot in the late winter of 2008 after our announcement of the 'Hay Bank' idea

at a Kentucky Horse Council 'Rescue Think Tank'.

The idea was picked by Jim Warren of the Lexington Herald-Leader who mentioned it in his report

on the meeting itself. We were contacted directly by Erika Harsh at Channel 36 in Lexington the next day.

      

Text Box:    "THE HAY BANK OF KENTUCKY" is open! GOT HAY? Current amount of Hay on Deposit: 20 round bales @ 500 lbs ea. +/- We need SQUARE BALES! Chris Takacs, BERI President, now reports 20 round bales of 1st cut mixed grass into the Hay Bank for use in emergency feeding situations as of early October. He says that the round bales make it easier to 'remote rescue' in situations where there is an absentee owner or a seizure by law enforcement, and feeding is needed to save the animals. A 450 pound bale will feed 6-10 horses for up to a week. This actually allows us to 'rescue' horses that may otherwise go without because we are short on space here at the Rescue facility itself. It also saves the trauma of moving a whole herd to different locations simply for feeding purposes while the herd is in a crisis situation. For further information or to donate hay into the 'HAY BANK', call the KHC at 859-367-0509 or Buckland Equine Rescue at 859-473-3100, or just email BERI at bucklandequinerescue@gmail.com